re: #224 SpaceJesus

Too bad most Jews don’t see it that way though, and find it offensive

I’m very aware of that. And IMO many of those Jews need to take a breather, take a step back and ponder the context of those statements and that belief for a minute or two. (First off, I’m not even sure that “most Jews don’t see it that way” — though I am certain that most Jewish leftists don’t see it that way.)

I don’t know how to put it other than: the belief that Jews could “perfect” themselves by accepting Christianity is a standard and early component of Christian doctrine, and has probably become a lot more prominent since the growth of evangelical Protestantism began. Fine.

I don’t know why a religious group living in America, subscribing to American laws and the American value system (including liberty and e pluribus unum) should be asked to relinquish their religious belief.

America is not medieval Europe. And American Christianity is very much not European Catholicism. Jewish/Christian relations in America are a striking example of how ideological beliefs can have utterly different outcomes when the context and culture in which they are held changes.

All Ann Coulter is guilty of in that remark is enunciating aloud what millions and millions of decent religious Christians in America believe. You may find those sentiments theologically offensive or uncomfortable, but they’re not morally wrong or even improper. Unlike the case in old Europe most of the Americans who hold that belief are the salt of the earth. Their welcoming attitude and respect for Jews and Judaism is just one example of why.